CPU AMD XP2400+
MOBO Soltek KT800
RAM 1GB Kingston dual-channel
Storage 2 Seagate hard drives
(80- and 120GB)
Graphics HIS 9800Pro
PSU Chill Innovations 510W104 MA XIMUMPC NOVEMBER 2005
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If you have a contender for Rig of the Month, e-mail rig @maximumpc.com with high-res digital pics and a 300-word write-up.ririgg of the monthADVENTURES IN PC MODIFICATION
RASMUS CHRISTENSEN’S
Humvee PC
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e could do without ever seeing
another Hummer muscling its way
through commute traffic or crammed into
a sub-compact parking space, but if it’s
hand-built to perfect miniature proportions
(from about 20 kinds of wood and “lots ofbathroom and garden items”), and stuffed
to its tiny TOW missile launcher with com-
puter parts, we’re unabashed fans.
Rasmus Christensen spent some 500
hours over six months painstakingly recre-
ating every aspect of the real-life vehicle.Amazingly he gleaned
all the specs and measurements from
pictures he found on the Internet—having
never himself seen a Humvee first-hand in
his home country of Denmark.“I wanted this case mod to
be used like a normal
computer, with access to
CD/DVD/floppy, fanbus,
USB, power/reset, etc. in
the front, and all the cables
coming out the back,” says
Christensen, who skillfully
achieved that goal.Christensen designed a 12/7-volt fanbus to
control the multitude of fans within the case.
By running the fans at the lower voltage,
they never exceed 17 decibels, making the
machine “almost totally noiseless,” he says.
An Asetek Waterchill cooling kit sporting
dual 8.8cm radiators is the other half of the
rig’s cooling equation.SPECS
Fully loaded, the
Humvee PC weighs 53
pounds. It spans 31.5
inches from headlight
to taillight, and is just
about 16 inches wide.